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“The Devil Wears Prada” cast members Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt reunited at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards to present best actor in a comedy series. Blunt was also a nominee at the award ceremony for supporting actress thanks to her role in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

Streep took to the stage first alone and told the crowd that she had forgotten her glasses and the envelope with this year’s winner listed. Hathaway and Blunt then appeared to hand Streep her missing items, a nod to their roles as assistants to Miranda Priestly (Streep) in “The Devil Wears Prada.”

“Meryl and Miranda Priestly are sort of like twins,” Blunt said, to which Streep fiercely disagreed.

“No no. That wasn’t a question,” Hathaway told Streep in a nod to one of Miranda’s most icy lines of dialogue in the film.

Blunt also quoted Miranda by telling...

Andrew Keenan-Bolger will direct “Mikey’s Army,” a coming-of-age story that is described as “fierce and fabulous.”

“Mikey’s Army” is produced by Jamie Forshaw, executive producer of Madison Wells Live and Evan Mayer, the company’s associate producer. They are joined by Kyle Beckley (“Submissions Only”), Mike Mosallam (“Breaking Fast”) and Thomas Laub (“Slave Play”).

The short film boasts a script by Eric Ulloa (“The Nana Project” and Nickelodeon’s “Meet the Alphabeats”). It tells the story of 16-year-old Mikey Alvarez who finds himself at a pivotal moment where he must decide whether or not to be open and honest about what he is feeling inside. Not feeling quite ready for such a moment, Mikey unwittingly conjures courage from a trio of guides who appear in an explosion of glitter and glitz. Can a Drag Queen, an international pop star and an action film heartthrob tackle a mission this...

Jen Namoff, whose 15-year career has included casting, artist representation, talent management and production in both New York and Los Angeles, is launching Namoff & Company, a bi-coastal, full-service talent management and production company representing clients across television, film, music, and theater with a client roster that includes Tituss Burgess, Tammy Blanchard, Katrina Lenk and others.

Joining Namoff in the new venture, which was announced today, are John Bautista as Director of Operations/Talent Manager and Doug Middlebrook as Creative Director/Producer.

In a statement describing the new company’s mission statement, the three principals sid, “We are inspired by artists who push boundaries, guiding them to reach their creative potential in every arena. We are committed to telling stories that are relevant, inclusive, and forward-thinking.”

In addition to Burgess, Blanchard and Lenk, Namoff & Company’s current roster of clients includes Gabrielle Carrubba, Julia Mattison, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Solea Pfeiffer, Ben Ahlers,...

Cast members from Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Company, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicago, Diana, Mean Girls, Girl from the North Country, Six, and Mrs. Doubtfire will take part in Sunday’s Broadway Does Mother’s Day, a digital variety benefitting Broadway Cares’ Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.

The show is designed to replace some of the funds usually raised by Broadway’s annual Easter Bonnet Competition, an event that was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The digital sketch show will include Broadway stars, their children and their mothers, with musical numbers, comedy and special guests planned. Scheduled guests, so far, include Jill Abramovitz, Kate Baldwin, Jenni Barber, Laura Benanti, Betty Buckley, Carolee Carmello, Victoria Clark, Chuck Cooper, Claybourne Elder, Eden Espinosa, Beanie Feldstein, Harvey Fierstein, Mandy Gonzalez, Celia Rose Gooding, Molly Griggs, James Monroe Iglehart, Judy Kaye, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Raymond J. Lee,...

Transport Group, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Obie Award-winning theatre company,by special arrangement with Tony Award winning producerLarry Hirschhorn, will give a private developmental lab presentation of Benny amp Joon, a new musical. Based on the 1993 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture starring Aidan Quinn, Johnny Depp, and Mary Stuart Masterson, written by Barry Berman and Leslie McNeil, Benny amp Joon features a book by Kirsten Guenther Breaking Through, music by Nolan Gasser chief musicologist of pandora.com, and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Little Women. Under the direction of Transport Group Artistic Director and five-time Drama Desk nominee Jack Cummings III, the cast features Andrew Samonsky as 'Benny' Queen of the Mist, Hannah Elless as 'Joon' Bright Star,Colin Hanlon Submissions Only, Mamie Parris See Rock City amp Other Destinations, Zak Resnick Piece of My Heart, Tally Sessions House of Blue Leaves, Natalie Toro A Tale of Two Cities, and...

Today we are talking to a spectacularly accomplished Broadway leading man with a considerable TV and film resume who plays a prominent role in the new Encores production of John Kander amp Fred Ebb's Tony Award-winning musical Zorba coming up next month, the thoughtful Santino Fontana. Explaining his part in the production as well as the unique demands of a special limited run concert presentation such as Zorba is, Fontana also opens up about the rehearsal process for the show and the developing rapport and camaraderie between himself and the starry assortment of fellow cast members involved in the production - including John Turturro, Zoe Wanamaker, Marin Mazzie and more, all directed by Walter Bobbie. Besides the full 411 on Zobra, Fontana also sheds considerable light on his many current and upcoming projects, including the recently released Frozen follow-up short musical film Frozen Fever and whether or not he would...

'Jack amp Louisa Act 1,' a fun-filled story of friendship set against the backdrop of musical theater, is released today, February 10, 2015. The novel is penned by Broadway performers Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead. The debut authors drew on their success of their web series, Submissions Only, when creating this middle grade crowd-pleaser. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the big book launch, which featured special appearances by Zachary Unger Newsies, Big Fish and Brooklyn Shuck Matilda, Annie.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents The Songs of Adam Wachter Just Come To This on Monday, November 10 at 930pm. The evening will feature works by up-and-coming and eternally youthful musical theater composerlyricist Adam Wachter, including original songs from his new musical Tarrytown, the hit web series The Battery's Down and Submissions Only, and new material written specifically for this concert, as well as new arrangements of well-known songs from his varied career as a music director and arranger, all performed by a starry group of his obscenely talented, generous, and attention-hungry Broadway veteran friends. Unmissable and Not too lengthy raves several press releases.

Just last month, 'Submissions Only' co-creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger celebrated the songs of their hit web series at 54 Below. Under the music direction of Michael Croiter, the Submissions Only House Band, along with a number of exciting guest stars, performed a selection of music from all three seasons of the show, including original songs like 'Two Cents,' 'Wrong Spot' and more...

Just last night, 'Submissions Only' co-creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger celebrated the songs of their hit web series at 54 Below. Under the music direction of Michael Croiter, the Submissions Only House Band, along with a number of exciting guest stars, performed a selection of music from all three seasons of the show, including original songs like 'Two Cents,' 'Wrong Spot' and 'Nobody Does Mean Like Me.'...

If you are a BroadwayWorld regular, you will recognize Mark Gessner as Eric Mousse, the quite, crossword playing cast member of Jeremy's Fort on Submissions Only. Also, if you have watched TV in the last decade, chance are good that you've seen him in some very popular commercials. Recently, Mark has been a member of the first season of the hit webseries The Residuals. Recently, Mark spoke to Bww about his experiences on popular webseries, why Submissions Only star and writer Kate Weatherhead is like Derrick Jeter, and his role on the upcoming Starz series Power alongside 50 Cent.

If you are a BroadwayWorld regular, you will recognize Mark Gessner as Eric Mousse, the quite, crossword playing cast member of Jeremy's Fort on Submissions Only. Also, if you have watched TV in the last decade, chance are good that you've seen him in some very popular commercials. Recently, Mark has been a member of the first season of the hit webseries The Residuals. Recently, Mark spoke to Bww about his experiences on popular webseries, why Submissions Only star and writer Kate Weatherhead is like Derrick Jeter, and his role on the upcoming Starz series Power alongside 50 Cent.

Described by friend, and co-creator of The Residuals, Michael Paul Smith as the 'Unofficial Mayor of Midtown,' James Tabeek has appeared on Broadway in Beauty And The Beast, Taboo, and Mary Poppins, and on tour with Wicked. However, recently, James has been subtly moving his career away from the stage towards screens of all sizes. His first step in this new direction was in the first season of the hit webseries The Residuals. The comedy tells the tumultuous stories of actors auditioning for commercials. James plays Devan, the assistant to hot-headed casting director Mark Lyell played by Submissions Only's Mark Gessner.

After making enough of a statement on Broadway (back-to-back Tony Award nominations), Condola Rashad, who most recently starred in the Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet, will co-star in what will be her first TV series regular role, in Fox's upcoming new series Hieroglyph, which is expected to debut on the network's lineup next TV season. She previously appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series Smash (in 4 total episodes), and also guest-starred on The Good Wife, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Submissions Only. Here's what we know thus far about Hieroglyph: Set in ancient Egypt, Hieroglyph is said to be combo fantasy and reality, an ambitious...

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, April 28, at 12Am with episode 5 Can't wait until Monday Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Max von Essen Cameron and Stephen Bienskie Steven, led by Kate WetherheadCan't wait until Monday Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Max von Essen Cameron and Stephen Bienskie Steven, led by Kate Wetherhead...

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, April 14, at 900 Pm with episode 4 From 900 Pm - 1030 Pm, you can join the online celebration with Submissions Only cast members Kate Wetherhead, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Colin Hanlon, Santino Fontana, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, and more as they share behind-the-scenes stories on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag SubOnly3.Can't wait until Monday Get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes conversation with Colin Hanlon Tim and Lindsay Nicole Chambers Gail, led by Kate Wetherhead...

Below, watch Season 3, Episode 2 of Broadway's favorite webseries- Submissions Only In Episode 2, Penny Reilly Kate Wetherhead wakes up to a bittersweet announcement from her roommate Raina Asmeret Ghebremichael. While Tim Trull Colin Hanlon scrambles to find a new reader, his assistant Gail Lindsay Nicole Chambers unexpectedly saves the day. At rehearsals for 'Jeremy's Fort,' Penny struggles to learn music. Her cast mate Serena Maxwell Donna Vivino, sensing Penny's frustration, takes her out to lunch, where the conversation inevitably turns towards Serena's relationship with Aaron Miller Santino Fontana. Guest stars for Episode 2 include Kelli O'Hara, Will Swenson, Hunter Foster, Harriet Harris and Stephen DaRosa.

Trouble with the HD version We've got you covered. Below, watch Season 3, Episode 2 of Broadway's favorite webseries- Submissions Only In Episode 2, Penny Reilly Kate Wetherhead wakes up to a bittersweet announcement from her roommate Raina Asmeret Ghebremichael. While Tim Trull Colin Hanlon scrambles to find a new reader, his assistant Gail Lindsay Nicole Chambers unexpectedly saves the day. At rehearsals for 'Jeremy's Fort,' Penny struggles to learn music. Her cast mate Serena Maxwell Donna Vivino, sensing Penny's frustration, takes her out to lunch, where the conversation inevitably turns towards Serena's relationship with Aaron Miller Santino Fontana. Guest stars for Episode 2 include Kelli O'Hara, Will Swenson, Hunter Foster, Harriet Harris and Stephen DaRosa.

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back at last To watch the Season 3 Premiere, tune in exclusively to BroadwayWorld.com now through 10 Pm tonight. Fans can join the online premiere celebration tonight with Submissions Only cast members Kate Wetherhead, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Colin Hanlon, Santino Fontana, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Max von Essen, Stephen Bienskie, Donna Vivino and more as they share behind-the-scenes stories on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag SubOnly3.Starting tomorrow, March 4th, at 10 Am, the premiere episode will be available on demand to watch on BroadwayWorld.com at any time. We are excited to kick off the highly-anticipated third season below...

Welcome to Bww's exclusive talk show, Backstage With Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Richard chats with Submissions Only creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger about the third season, which exclusively premieres on BroadwayWorld.com tomorrow, March 3.

Paper Mill Playhouse will continue its 75th Anniversary Season with another new musical The Other Josh Cohen. The Other Josh Cohen features a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen. Ted Sperling Striking 12, See What I Wanna See will direct with musical staging by Andrew Palermo. The Other Josh Cohen will feature Steve Rosen, David Rossmer, Hannah Elless, Vadim Feichtner, Cathryn Salamone, Ken Triwush and Kate Wetherhead. The Other Josh Cohen will play the Millburn, New Jersey theater from February 19 through March 16. Internet comedians Patty and Emily teamed up with cast member Kate Wetherhead Submissions Only to create a hilarious video about The Other Josh Cohen. Check it out below...

After making enough of a statement on Broadway (back-to-back Tony Award nominations), Condola Rashad, who most recently starred in the Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet, has signed up to co-star in what will be her first TV series regular role, in Fox's upcoming new series Hieroglyph, which is expected to debut on the network's lineup next TV season. Previously, in 2012, she appeared in a recurring role on the NBC series Smash (in 4 total episodes), and also guest-starred on The Good Wife, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Submissions Only. Here's what we know thus far about Hieroglyph: Set in ancient Egypt, Hieroglyph is said to be combo fantasy and reality, and...

Donna Vivino, who starred for two years as 'Elphaba' in the First National Tour of Wicked and also in the role on Broadway, just released a jazzy new album called 'Beautiful Dreamer' via Ghostlight Records. This is Donna's first album, which came about in a spur-of-the-moment collaboration with her father, Jerry Vivino, who is part of Conan's Basic Cable Band -- the house band for O'Brien's late night show on TBS. Donna recently spoke with Bww about working with her father, her current project off-Broadway, and the upcoming third season of 'Submissions Only'.

'Submissions Only,' the popular web series which aired its second season on BroadwayWorld.com to much acclaim, and major growth, will soon launch its highly anticipated third season. Season Three is 'coming soon,' and will be comprised of eight episodes. The star-studded season will boast such guest stars as Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Will Swenson, Malcolm Getz, Joanna Gleason, and many more. Series regulars for Season Three will includeKate Wetherhead, Colin Hanlon, Donna Vivino, Santino Fontana, Stephen Bienskie, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Max von Essen, and Marilyn Sokol. Last night, the team celebrated the launch of the new season and you can check out photos from insde the party below...

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, just hosted an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode of its highly anticipated third season at 54 Below. Co-Creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger, along with series regulars Colin Hanlon, Donna Vivino, and Santino Fontana, joined friends and fans in watching the never before seen episode and a panel discussion and QampA with the cast and creative team. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below...

Everyone's favorite actor-centric Web series "Submissions Only" just wrapped shooting its third season, and a special preview event of the first episode will premiere at 54 Below on Friday, Aug. 2. The end of Season 2 found the actor's anti-heroine Penny Riley finally getting a job—in an Off-Broadway musical called "Jeremy's Fort"—but now that Penny's employed, show creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger tell Backstage that viewers will see more of the rehearsal process versus the audition process. "Funny things arise that wouldn’t happen under normal circumstances," Keenan-Bolger says of rehearsal, adding that introducing a fight coordinator was one of his favorite parts of Season 3. "It definitely amplifies the hilarity and the drama of the situation. You see everyone's true colors in a rehearsal." But just because an actor is employed, it's not all bells and rainbows. "A lot of times you're just sitting around learning music, and it's painstaking,...

Patrick Heusinger and Fabrizio Guido board NBC's Revolution, Welcome to the Family respectively NBC‘s Revolution has added Patrick Heusinger to the cast as a guest-star in a recurring role where he'll play Adam in the post-apocalyptic series created by Eric Kripke, reports Deadline. Heusinger's credits include The Nanny Diaries, Gossip Girl, Submissions Only, Friends with Benefits, a small part in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan and the recent Frances Ha, starring Greta Gerwig. Revolution hits its second season premiere on September 25th, and stars Elizabeth Mitchell, Billy Burke and Tracy Spiridakos.

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature fond farewells to Hands On A Hardbody from the casts of the Wicked national tour and Kinky Boots, plus shots from Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Book Of Mormon, Big Fish, Top Hat in the West End, off-Broadway's The Fantasticks and a last Sip from Bunnicula, as well as Fking Up Everything, Max von Essen during filming for Submissions Only and more...

From the outdated (a medieval drinking horn) to the outlandish (a 30-hour comedy talk show marathon), Kickstarter is an increasingly popular way to fund projects. For fans of Broadway and/or webisodes, consider supporting theater’s favorite webseries “Submissions Only,” which recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its third season. Since its premiere in 2010, “Submissions Only” has shown what really goes on off the Broadway stage with the help of high-profile guest stars like Nick Jonas, Kristin Chenoweth, and Chita Rivera. The series follows the friendship of two theater professionals, an actor (Wetherhead) and a casting director (Colin Hanlon), as they try to build careers in the notoriously tricky world of Broadway. Co-creators Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger have set their fundraising goal at $50,000. “The demand from our fans for a Season Three has been strong and clear,” said Wetherhead in a statement. “We’re very excited to tell...

It's no surprise that summer tends to bring out the hottest guys in New York. And as the dog days of summer start to wane on the streets of the Big Apple, it's time to once again turn our attention to where the hottest of the hot like to spend their time: the New York stage.

Sure, movies and television have their share of rippling abs, but glimpsing a hottie on the screen is nothing compared to the live, in-the-flesh experience. So without further ado, we present the Hottest Guys of New York Theater!

Cesar Abreu

Ricky Martin isn't the only sexy stud to come to us via the pop group Menudo - we can thank our lucky stars we also get the stunning, studly Cesar Abreu. Currently dancing for the Metropolitan Opera, Cesar has also, unsurprisingly, been featured many times in the annual stripfest Broadway Bares.

Nick Adams

No stranger to this list,...

Triassic Parq The Musical, 2010s Best Musical winner at FringeNYC, will end its strictly limited engagement as scheduled this Sunday, August 5th. Written by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo, Triassic Parq is directed by Mr. Pailet, with choreography by Kyle Mullins and musical direction by Zak Sandler. The cast of Triassic Parq features Lindsay Nicole Chambers Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones, Brandon Espinoza Les Miserables, Captains Courageous, Wade McCollum Submissions Only, Claire Neumann Boston Marriage, Lee Seymour title role in Hamlet, Shakespeares Globe, Shelley Thomas Zanna, Dont, and Alex Wyse HBOs Bored to Death.

In this installment of Backstage With Richard Ridge, Richard presents the brother and sister powerhouse duo Celia and Andrew Keenan-Bolger, she starring in the hit new play Peter And The Starcatcher and he in Disney's newest blockbuster, Newsies. Below, the famous siblings talk about finding success in New York at a young age, all about thier respective Broadway hits this season, other ventures Submissions Only family life, and just why they continue to do everything they can in support of gay marriage.

Submissions Only, Broadway's favorite behind-the-scenes sitcom, wrapped its second season on April 27 with an all-star guest line-up lincluding Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nick Jonas, Harvey Fierstein, Kerry Butler, Jackie Hoffman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lea DeLaria, John McDaniel, Molly Ranson and cast members from Newsies. BroadwayWorld was on hand at the show's celebratory wrap party on Monday, May 7, to chat with the show's stars and creative team. Click below to go inside the party...

Submissions Only, Broadway's favorite behind-the-scenes sitcom, wraps its second season today with an all-star guest line-up like none before. Guest stars for Episode 8 include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nick Jonas, Harvey Fierstein, Kerry Butler, Jackie Hoffman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lea DeLaria, John McDaniel, Molly Ranson and cast members from the Disney Broadway hit, Newsies. Click below to watch the highly anticipated Season 2 finale...

Submissions Only, Broadways favorite behind-the-scenes sitcom, will wrap its second season this Friday, April 27 with an all-star guest line-up like none before. Guest stars for Episode 8 include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nick Jonas, Harvey Fierstein, Kerry Butler, Jackie Hoffman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lea DeLaria, John McDaniel, Molly Ranson and cast members from the Disney Broadway hit, Newsies. Tune in this Friday for the episode, which will air right here on BroadwayWorld, and click below to watch a preview of what's to come.

This Friday, April 27, Submissions Only will air its episode 2 season finale, featuring previously announced guest star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Modern Family, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, On The Town, right here on BroadwayWorld. While epsiode scoop is expected tomorrow, today, BroadwayWorld is excited to reveal that the boys of Newsies will also appear in the episode doing what they do best - dancing and singing. Stay tuned for more on Submissions Only - including the finale trailer - tomorrow right here...